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From the Web… Registration for the 2009 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is now open. Please visit the 2009 registration site to continue. 2009 Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. Past Finalists 8TH ANNUAL FINALISTS 7TH ANNUAL FINALISTS 6TH ANNUAL FINALISTS 5TH ANNUAL FINALISTS 4TH ANNUAL FINALISTS 3RD ANNUAL FINALISTS 2ND ANNUAL FINALISTS 1ST ANNUAL FINALISTS
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From the Web… The Conservation Trust for North Carolina purchased a 538-acre property on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Spruce Pine, which will keep a segment of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail open to the public. The Rose Creek property in Mitchell County has more than a mile of frontage on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is visible from
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From the Web… The Blue Ridge Parkway was tapped the North Carolina Visitor Attraction of the Year for exemplifying excellence, innovation and setting the standard for an exceptional visitor experience. Having just commenced its 75th Anniversary Celebration, the Parkway is considered one of the great public accomplishments of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. The 469-mile parkway, which winds through the high
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From the Web… Grandfather Mountain moved one step closer to becoming a state park when the Council of State on Tuesday approved North Carolina’s purchase of a large chunk of the property. That’s a win for the state and the Morton family, which will continue to operate its popular tourist attraction on the mountain through a private, nonprofit organization. In
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News from the Web Greensboro, Ga.-based Reynolds Signature Communities, a subsidiary of Linger Longer Communities LLC, said in a news release late Tuesday it has acquired Laurelmor, a 6,200-acre master-planned golf and equestrian community west of Blowing Rock, N.C. A purchase price was not released. According to published reports, Ginn Development Co., the former owners of Laurelmor, nearly lost the
Keep readingNews from the Web Last month at an event commemorating the Blue Ridge Parkway a Depression-era federal project, Virginia’s Governor Tim Kaine said, “Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.” It’s a message embraced by conservationists across the Southeast. This time of economic difficulty is also one of opportunity for land trusts. A path through these tough times | BlueRidgeNow.com
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Keep readingI found this video on YouTube today… Max Patch Hike a section of the famous Appalachian National Scenic Trail (or A.T.) on top of Max Patch Mountain near Hot Springs. This 4,600-foot mountain was cleared and used as pasture in the 1800s. Today, it’s a 350-acre tract of open land on a high knob with 360-degree views. On a clear
Keep readingThe new year is always a kind of chronological trope, an imaginary point of debarkation. We are so deeply knotted to time past and time future that come Jan. 1, we are hardly shoving off for parts unknown. Still, the change implicit in the new year can be a mental leap forward, a recasting of the imagination. Entering the new
Keep readingFrom Coffee Muses A fifty year old Christmas Card greeting being sent from my family one more time just as it was in 1958. Merry Christmas all… I’ll be doing the family bit for the next couple of days. Y’all enjoy the holiday and I’ll catch ya on the other side…
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